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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Effect of Explicitly and Implicitly Presented Rhetorical Functions on The Comprehension of Scientific Discourse: A Multitrait-Multimethod Construct Validation Study of Est Reading Comprehensions
Abstract
dc:descriptionThe purpose of this study was to examine whether the ability to comprehend an explicitly presented rhetorical function and the ability to comprehend an implicitly presented rhetorical function in scientific discourse constituted two distinct traits. This study also examined the relative effect of these two traits and several testing methods on performance of students on reading comprehension tests.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Education
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2014
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Chavanachat, Ponsawan
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (UMI)AAI8409891
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68898